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W. H. ONEILL CLOTH GAUGE Au'g. 23, 1927.l Re. 16,720

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WALLAcr:I H. QNErLL, orHAzLEroN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTH GAUGE.

v Original No. 1,613,289, dated January 4, 1927, `Serial No. 69,540, led November 16, 1925. Application for reissue led June 13,? 1927. -Serial No. 198,666.

My present invention has todo with weav. provide clamping jaws 9 which are coning and more particularly silk weavin`g;fandv nected bya screw as best shown in Figit contemplates the provision of av cloth ure 2. l I A l gauge, designed more particularly for use In addition to the elements named, my ime as an adjunct of va silk weaving-loom and. provement includesan arm 11 which eX- eo possessed of the practical advantages and tends from the rod 8 towardthe reed, and is the capacity `of function hereinafter ascribed provided at its Aextremity with a cloth ento it. y gaging element12. The arm11 is swing- With the foregoing in mind.'the invent-ion' able ina vertical vplane so as to be capable l0 in all of'its details will be fully understood of being placed in idle position over the 65 from the following description and claims woven cloth-as appears in dotted line 2in when the same are read in connect-ion with Figure 1.` Said` arm 11 characterized by the drawings, accompanying and forming the cloth engaging element 12 may be of anv part of this specification, in-which i construction consonant with the purposes oufv Figure 1 is a top plan view showing so my invention, though :I prefere to have. the much of a silk weaving loom as is necessary arm comprise a tubular portion 13 on the rod to` illustrate the application of any inven- 8, and provided with a longitudinal slot 14 tion, my novel gauge beingshown in workand a' plunger k15 telescopically arranged in f ing position by fulllines and in idle posithe tubular portionl and having a stud tion by dottedlines. l i 16' movable in the slot 14 and also having75 Fig. 2 is 'an enlarged perspective showingA at its forward end a T-head 1,7, the oppositemy improvements per se. ly directedportions of which are separated Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing by an intervening space orbifurcation 18 in the cloth engaging part of the improvement; which is located the cloth engaging elementV .25 Similar numerals of reference designate 12, the said element 12 being illustrated as 80 corresponding partsin all of the views of ini'the frm of a knife blade with a` sharpthe drawings. j i ened rea-r edge 19 disposed at right angles j I showin FigureV 1 a portion of the frame to the plunger' 15. vA spring 20 is arranged 1 of :a silkloom, and in furtherance of the in the tube 13 and back of the plunger 15 preferred embodiment lof my invention a for the purpose of enabling the. plunger to 85 bracket 3 is superposed on and fixed to one move toward 'the left in Figure 3 for an imof'the sides of the said frame, thessaid portantpurpose hereinafter set forth. Y

bracket -having an upstanding portion from On waccount ofthe lightness of the engagewhich `extends toward the reed a carrying ment there is4 no liability of the .sharpened l 35 member y4. The said Carrying member for rear edge 19 of the blade or element 12 cut- 9o adjustment purposes is threaded at 5, andis ting or fraying the strands of the fabric. f loosely extended through an aperture in the The primary purpose of my improvement bracket, and is'equipped at opposite sides'of is rto render it feasible to avoid the leaving said bracket with nuts V6 and'7. ,Manifestly of marks Vin crpe cloth when theloom is`4 40' by` virtue lof this provision, thev carrying stopped in order to permit of the picking 95 memberv 4 may be nicely adjustedwith re` out of any flaws that may be woven into spect to the'bracket. Connected 'to and exthe cloth', 'and to accurately stop the loom in vtending laterally from the carrying member such manner that a perfect joining is at- 4 isav rod 8, vthe said'rodbein'g designed to tained. After sufficient filling has been overhang the ,woven cloth as appears in pickedV out or removed for the `'elimination loo Figure 1'.vv 'Thef saidrod 8 is inthe nature of the flaw developed in the silk it is essenvof a rock shaftxand is preferably associated tial that'the cloth be again tightened. Herey with the 'carrying member 4 in such mantofore it has been practically impossible to .ner that the elementV 8 may be adjusted in tighten the cloth wi lhout the leaving in the the direction of its length. It is wit-hinfthe cloth of a heavy mark or else leaving in the 105, purview of'iny invention to connect the elecloth an open space at the point where the ments 4 andS'in any manner'cons'onant with weaving was resumed.v My novel device has the adjustable capacity ascribed to the yrod been successfully used in practice, and has 8. vI prefer, however, to bifurcate the vforpractically demonstrated?. its capacity to 55, ward ,portion of the carrylng member 4to eliminate the" objectionablegcondition re- 110 ferred to in the weaving of crpe cloth. This will be readily appreciated when it is stated that when the weaving ofthe cloth is to be resumed subsequentlytothe elimination of a flaw, the cloth is loosened so that the woven cloth goes back towardthe harness to the extent of about a half of an inch. The gauge is then tipped forwardly:

or toward the harness so asto occupy the full line position shown-in Figure l. The

cloth is then tightened until the element l2 designated the cloth engaging element drops over the edge of the woven cloth andbetween threads of the warp. When-the element 12 so drops, the cloth is in precisely the correct position for a resumption of the weavingoperation, and thereupon the lgauge ing between two of the warp threads, where-l by the blade or element 12 may readily pass between said threads, said bladeor element being thin transversely of itself and the threads so as to pass readily betweenthe threads, and being elongated longitudinally of the threads and vertically so as'to be capable of riding on the cloth, when the cloth is returned slightly for removal offlaWs, until the cloth is restored to weaving position. The edge 19 ofthe blade is atright angles withthe arm 11 and is Vperpendicular with the cloth in the active position of the gauge, so as to extend at right angles across the edge of the cloth when the blade moves between the-warp strands. The forward edgeof the blade is curvedsothat the blade may ride on the cloth without catching the woof threads whilethe cloth iisbeing ae'ljustedto weaving position after the flaws vhave been removed.

The spring 2() serves the important function of averting damage to thereed inthe event of the weaver forgetting to yposition the gauge on the woven cloth before starting the loom.

Notwithstanding the'important capacity of function ascribed to my novel gauge, it will be `noted that the gauge jis simple and inexpensive in construction, is easy to install and iis convenient to operate in theY manner and for thel purposes indicated.

Thile Ihave precisely described the illustrated embodiment of my invention in order toimpart an exact understanding of said embodiment in all of its details, I do-not desire, to be understood as confining =myself to the speciiic construction, and relative arrangement of parts as shown, my invention being defined by my Aappended claims Withintlie scope -of which strueturalv modimember and extending laterallyitherefrom and adapted tovoverhangthe woven cloth in a loom, an arm vertically swingable on said rod and extending in' the directionv of the length of the cloth, and an-element'carried by said arm and adapted to drop over thefedge of `the woven cloth and between the vwarp threads, the said elements beingA spring infiuenced and= be-ingarran-ged to bfi avert damage to the reed infthe event of the wearer `forgetting to'v position` the f gauge on the woven cloth before starting the'loom.

2. A loom attachmentfor thepurpose set forth, comprising a bracketadapted to be fixed to one side of ,a loom frameya carrying member connected to said bracket and extending therefrom toward the reed, a rod adjustably connected to said carrying member and extending Alaterally'.therefrom.and

adapted to overhang the -woven cloth in a loom, an arm vertically swingable on said rod and extendingin the direction of :the length-of the cloth, and an element carried by said arm and adaptedto dropover the edge of the woven cloth and into --the Wrap threads; the arm includinga springbaeked plunger, andthe plunger having a ,T-head and a bifurcation bet-Weenthe oppositelyv directed portionsofthe Thead,andv the `said cloth engagingelement being in the 4form of alinife blade disposed and fixed inthe .said bifurcation.

3. Thercombination of a plunger `for -the purpose set forth, said plunger having a T head and a bifurcation between the oppositely' directed iportions of said lT-head,fand an element for ,dropping over the edgeA of woven cloth-and intowarp threads; the said element 4being in the form-of a iknife blade, and being-fixed in said bifurcation.

VA gaugefor looms loom-prising ablade and' Y-lneans for' mounting same for Inovenient a plane lying v betweentwo warp threads to move between :saidfthreaddsaid bladefhavin-g one edge'V adapted to vride on the finishedV cloth and-having another edge to' drop across the Vedge thereof betweensald threads.

5. A 3 gauge for :loomscomprising .a blade and means for monntin ,saine `-for movement lin a plane l.lying 1 etween two warp threads to -move between-said threads, :said

bladebeing ladapted to aride' on the lll] lil)

cloth and having a forward curved edge and y a rear edge to'drop across the edge of thek `cloth substantially perpendicular to lthe cloth.

6. A gauge for looms comprlsing an arm, means forl mounting said arm for swinging movement above the finished cloth of a looml in a plane lying between two warp threads, and a blade carried by said arm adapted to pass between said threads, said blade having one edge adapted to ride on'the cloth after it is returned. slightly for the removal of aws and having another edge adapted to drop across the edge of the cloth between e said threads when the cloth is restored to weaving position. l

7. Agauge for looms comprising an arm, means for mounting said arm for swinging movementA .above the finished cloth of a f loom in a plane lying between two warp threads, and a blade carried by said arm -to pass between said threads, said blade being adapted to ride on the finished cloth after itis returnedslightly for the removal of flaws, the blade having a forward curved edge and a rear edge to extend across the yedge of the finished cloth when it is restored to weaving position, and said rear edge of i the blade belng substantially perpendicular with the clothiwhen said blade passes between said threads. v

8. A gauge forflooms comprising an arm, means for mounting same for swinging movement immediately above the finished cloth of a loom in a plane lying between two warp threads, and a blade carried by said arm to extend downwardly between said threads and having` a rear edge substantially at right angles with the arm, said blade having an edge in front of said rear edge to bear slidably on the finished cloth after the y cloth is returned slightly for the removal of flows. Y

9.*A gauge for looms comprising an arm, means for mounting same for swinging movement immediately above the finished olothof a loom in a plane lying between two warp threads, and a blade carried by said arm lto extend downwardly between said threads and having a rear edge substantially at right angles with the arm and having a forward curved edge.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. WALLACE H. ONEILL. 

